嬸嬸

See also: 婶婶

Chinese

		wife of father's younger brother	wife of father's younger brother
trad. (嬸嬸)		嬸	嬸
simp. (婶婶)		婶	婶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěnshen

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˇ ˙ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam² sam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shěnshen
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˇ ˙ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheen.shen
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěnshe̊n
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən²¹⁴ ʂən⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam² sam²
  - Yale: sám sám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam² sam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem² sem²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm³⁵ sɐm³⁵/

Noun

嬸嬸

aunt (wife of father's younger brother)

Related terms

叔父 (shūfù)

Synonyms

叔母 (shūmǔ)
嬸母／婶母 (shěnmǔ)
嬸子／婶子 (shěnzi)
(dialectal) 嬸娘／婶娘 (shěnniáng)
(Cantonese, Min Nan) 阿嬸／阿婶
(Hakka) 叔姆
(Min Dong) 家嬸／家婶

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